Ellis Henican Set to Host The Creator Series: The New Journalists at LIU Post

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Brookville, N.Y. – The Society of Professional Journalists will hold its first event of the New Year in collaboration with WCWP Radio and SobelMedia on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The event will be hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner Ellis Henican, contributing columnist for Newsday and political analyst on the Fox News Channel, in the Theatre at Hillwood Commons from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The Creator Series will address the future of the creative community and the media business in the new digital economy. An exciting panel made up of CEO’s, Presidents, Consultants and Directors of prominent and well known media companies will offer stimulating dialogue and express their own creative ideas and viewpoints on today’s ever-changing media.

Panelists include the Director and Media Evangelist at Tumblr, Mark Coatney. Manoush Zomorodi, a successful Freelance reporter, moderator, and media consultant who hosts New Tech City on WNYC. Jed Morey is the President of Morey Publishing, well known for publications such as Long Island Press and Milieu Magazine. Greg Galant, the cofounder and CEO of Sawhorse Media, is known for Muck Rack and the Shorty Awards.

General admission for the public is $25. LIU Post students may receive discounted tickets for $10. Family and friends of students may also receive tickets for $20.

For more information visit www.wcwp.org or contact Bill Sobel at 646-714-2415.

LIU Post is a campus of Long Island University and is located at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, New York.